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Events 2.0 Goals
Events were the first system we added to
Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms, kicking things off with our first event,
Highharvestide, on September 28, 2017. Ever since then, events have remained largely unchanged – until now!
In the
Idle Champions: 2024 State of the Game we stated our high level goals for Events 2.0. Before diving into the Events 2.0 Preview Blog, we want to reiterate our goals:
- Give players more choice over which Champions appear in events.
- Increase the depth of events with additional goals and rewards.
- Give more opportunities to update Champions outside of seasons.
Without further ado, let's talk about Events 2.0!
Note: Screenshots in this blog reflect a work in progress version of the Events 2.0 update. The finalized version may differ in layout or appearance.
Event Changes
Events 2.0 is a significant update to the events system in Idle Champions. Because players will now be able to unlock more Champions, content, and rewards through Events 2.0, we are increasing the duration of events from 12 days to 21 days. Events will typically begin on the first Wednesday of each month and run for three weeks. Content updates for Idle Champions will occur on the Wednesdays outside events.
Along with the Event duration change we are reducing the number of annual events, shifting from 17 annual events down to 12. Long term, we plan to retire the Midwinter, Greengrass, The Running, Midsummer, and Brightswords events. However, as we transition over to the new Event 2.0 schedule, there will be a Greengrass event in April 2024.
Finally, Champions whose events are no longer active will have new homes with other events. Those Champions will be available using
Flex Slots during their new events along with other retired Champions from those events.
Featured Champions
Event 2.0 Events will have two
Featured Champions. These Champions may be
New Champions or
Reworked Champions. Most events will have one New Champion and one Reworked Champion, however some may feature two New Champions, and some may feature two Reworked Champions.
All players will have free access to unlock and earn equipment for the same two Featured Champions each event. For our first Event 2.0 Event, Festival of Fools, all players will have access to the Reworked Champion,
Dhadius the Scarlet, and the New Champion,
The Dark Urge. Champion Spotlights for both of these Champions are coming early next week!
Dismantles will be offered for Reworked Champions for the duration of the event. However, the Dismantle period will end immediately if any Reworked Champion Chests are purchased using Event Tokens.
Flex Slots
In addition to the two Featured Champions for an event, everyone will have access to three
Flex Slots. Flex Slots allow players to select additional Champions to unlock and earn equipment for during each Event 2.0 Event, choosing from a pool of retired Champions associated with the event. This pool of retired Champions includes the Champions from previous years of the event as well as some Champions whose events have been retired.
Events begin with one Flex Slot open with an additional Flex Slot opening during the second and third weeks of an Event 2.0 Event. Flex Slots that open during the second and third weeks of the event require 3 Time Gate Pieces to unlock. Between the two Featured Champions and the three Flex Slot Champions, players will be able to unlock and earn equipment for at least 60 Champions each year through Events 2.0.
There is also an extra
Supporter Slot available during Event 2.0 Events. The Supporter Slot is an additional Flex Slot that can be unlocked as an additional bonus for making an in-game purchase of specially marked event-related DLC during an event.
Event Tiers & Rewards
Events 2.0 allows players to
Tier Up events for individual Champions once all three of their event variants have been completed. This grants access to the next
Event Tier and three additional event variants, which have increased difficulty and additional rewards.
There are currently four Event Tiers in total, increasing the number of Gold Champion Chests available from events for each Champion from three to 12. Completing Event Tiers also unlocks
Event Buffs for associated Champions, which last for 60 days from the start of the event they unlock in. Some Event Tiers may also reward unique Feats and special consumable items. Not all Champions will initially launch with these additional rewards, however Featured Champions will always have them.
Event Tiers do not reset between events, so you can continue to progress through a Champion's Tiers during future events. Additionally, Event Buffs unlocked through Event Tiers will become active once again if you choose the Champion in a flex slot in a future event.
Quality of Life Updates
As part of the Events 2.0 update, we are also making several quality of life updates:
- Bounty Contracts used outside of events will award Event Tokens for the next event.
- Event adventures, variants, and free plays no longer cost Event Tokens to start.
- Event Tokens are now only used to purchase Event Chests directly (free plays no longer need to be grinded to obtain extra chests).
- Event Tokens left over once an event ends will automatically be converted to Champion chests.
- Retired Champions may come out of retirement.
- Event Boons are granted to players who purchase specially marked event-related DLC during an event. There are four tiers of Event Boons that offer buffs to Champion Damage, Gold Find, Champion Health, Click Damage, and Speed. These buffs increase with each tier of Event Boon. Additionally, the first purchase that grants an Event Boon will also unlock the Supporter Slot.
What's Next?
Barring any last-minute issues, Events 2.0 will go live on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. We're eager and excited to receive your feedback and make further improvements to this system based on how you're using it!
